“Here we have a report issued from the... highest level of the federal government with regard to health and it’s casting psychotropic medications for children...as a leading cause of chronic disease... When I read that, it struck me as profoundly wrong.” psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/ap…

This guy gets it! 🦅🇺🇸🐴

Lt. Gov. Earle-Sears plans to hold a press conference in Richmond today ahead of the special session and a protest against her support for Trump administration health care policies is planned at the same time

Also raises the question how many have a good handle on what’s going on. A Dem state senator I spoke to on Thursday after the news broke had not seen any language for the resolution yet

Virginia Dems rn

“There are not enough psychiatrists, not enough staff, not enough hospital beds. So, even if more people were eligible for hospitalization, they’d still have nowhere to go and nobody to treat them.” ow.ly/vgL250XgwZz

The expiration of enhanced premium tax credits, combined with premium increases by ACA insurers, will mean that 22 million subsidized ACA enrollees will see an average out-of-pocket premium increase of 114%.

This is the way

Richmond bound

Split screen at the capitol in Richmond this morning: Virginia Republicans bash Dems for fighting back on redistricting while protestors call out Trump cuts to health care assistance

Virginia House Dems have given shout outs to two unions in the gallery today: SEIU Virginia State Council and United Campus Workers UVA

This feels like when the food is taking too long to get to your table

Vibes in the House: Republicans want to debate the redistricting resolution, but Speaker Scott says now is not the time and their questions to Del. Herring are out of order

Del. Ware now getting into argument I was expecting from Rs: Gerrymandering is bad so we shouldn't do it here in Virginia, even if they are doing it in other states.

Alright, so day one was just about going through the steps so they could take up the redistricting issue in this special session

Yes! Tired of people making less than minimum wage buying up all our representatives #EndCitizensUntied

Here's Delegate Rodney T. Willett explaining why Virginia lawmakers are back in Richmond this week in a special session on redistricting:

Watch as Lauralyn Clark, 62, of Richmond explains the absurdity of Republicans' attempts to cut Medicaid while people are struggling.

Back to Alexandria

Old coverage of the 2013 redistricting effort by Virginia Republicans that Sen. Surovell is talking about politico.com/story/2013/01/…